Boraginaceae
Honeywort
Cerinthe major
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Cerinthe
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Common names
By language (14)
- Belarusian
- Васкакветнік вялікі
- Chinese
- 蜡花, 蠟花, 蜜蜡花
- Czech
- Voskovka větší
- English
- Honeywort
- Finnish
- Isovahakukka
- French
- Grand mélinet
- German
- Große Wachsblume
- Italian
- Erba vajola
- kab
- Ayefki n teɣyult
- Lithuanian
- Didžioji cerintė
- Russian
- Восковник большой, Воскоцветник большой, Вощанка большая
- Slovak
- Voskovka väčšia
- Spanish
- Ceriflor mayor, Escarapelada, Escarapelada espanola, Escarapelada española
- Swedish
- Stor vaxblomma
Synonyms
- Ceranthe acuta (Moench) Opiz
- Cerinthe acuta Moench
- Cerinthe alpina Vis.
- Cerinthe aperta [Clairv.]
- Cerinthe aspera Roth
- Cerinthe glabra subsp. longiflora (Viv.) Kerguélen
- Cerinthe glauca Moench
- Cerinthe gymnandra Gasp.
- Cerinthe gymnandra Tod. ex Lojac.
- Cerinthe gymnandra var. iberica Caball.
- Cerinthe gymnandra var. macrosiphon Murb.
- Cerinthe gymnandra var. quichiotis Carrasco
- Cerinthe longiflora Viv.
- Cerinthe major subsp. elegans (Fiori) Giardina & Raimondo
- Cerinthe major subsp. gymnandra (Gasp.) Rouy
- Cerinthe major var. elegans Fiori
- Cerinthe major var. gymnandra (Gasp.) Guadagno
- Cerinthe strigosa Rchb.
- Cerinthe versicolor Hall. ex Steud.
Flowers
- In flower
- February to April (from 390 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Samuele Papeschi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Bastien Alegot, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Pantazi Katerina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ruben Ciantia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Taken by Carsten Niehaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: tato grasso, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mario Garofano, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Luis Fernández García, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mario Garofano, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Luis Fernández García, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.